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Io rimango qui

ABSTRACT
“I stay here” evokes the nostalgia of the youthful years for those who grew up in the 80s, telling of their close bond with their place of origin and the territory.
Through the narrative structure of the documentary film, which develops within the confines of a visual poem, an internal journey unfolds thanks to images that evoke deep sensations and emotions. This work offers a delicate and sensitive narration of almost invisible stories, which are brought to the light of memory to be transformed into an emotional and visual journey.

SYNOPSIS
Sicily, 1982. Giorgio, Marta, Matteo and Alice, linked by an unbreakable friendship since childhood, grew up playing together in the courtyard of the Oratory and in the narrow alleys of their small town, chasing dreams and aspirations. Since they were children, they had bonded with a pact, a solemn promise: to search throughout their lives for that impalpable bond that would unite them forever. Their race was the inexorable passage of time which had seen them grow and become adults, without this affecting their promise. As boys, they had shouted "I'm staying here" from their usual wall, which remained in front of the horizon, motionless and complicit in guarding their memories.

  • Giuseppe Palmeri
    Director
  • Giuseppe Palmeri
    Writer
  • Vincenzo Amico
    Writer
  • Vitale Vancheri
    Writer
  • Gabriella Sardo
    Writer
  • Yes in Sicily
    Producer
  • Laboratorio teatrale CGS Don Bosco San Cataldo
    Key Cast
  • Vincenzo Amico
    Key Cast
  • Vitale Vancheri
    Key Cast
  • Gaetano Bellomo
    Original Music
  • Aldo Giordano
    Music Editing and Mix
    Rec studio
  • Massimimo Palmigiano
    Drone and photografy
  • Leo Dominici
    Scenography
  • Giusy Rindone
    Scenography
  • Ilenia Amico
    Press and Comunication
  • Prefettura Agrigento
    Patrocinio
  • Prefettura Caltanissetta
    Patrocinio
  • Ispettoria Salesiana Sicula
    Patrocinio
  • Comune di San Cataldo
    Patrocinio
  • Comune di Palma di Montechiaro
    Patrocinio
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Io rimango qui
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, romantic, visual poem, docufilm, documentary, film, nostalgic
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 21 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    BGH1 panasonic lumix, 422 10bit
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Teatro Pirandello di Agrigento
    Agrigento
    Italy
    May 15, 2024
    Teatro Pirandello di Agrigento
  • Teatro Moncada di Caltanissetta
    Caltanissetta
    Italy
    April 15, 2024
    Teatro Moncada di Caltanissetta
  • BCT | Festival Benevento Cinema e Televisione
    Benevento
    Italy
    June 29, 2024
    Official selection
  • Trapani Film Festival
    Trapani
    Italy
    June 20, 2024
    Official selection
  • Donnafugata Film Festival
    Ragusa
    Italy
    August 11, 2024
    Proiezione
  • International Tour Film Festival
    Civitavecchia
    Italy
    October 2, 2024
    Finalista
  • Ferrara Film Festival
    Ferrara
    Italy
    Finalista Edizione 2024
  • Festival Internazionale Nebrodi Cinema DOC
    Messina
    Italy
    October 7, 2024
    Official selection
Director Biography - Giuseppe Palmeri

An engineer by profession, he follows his passion for video making and directing by creating audiovisual projects, short films and documentaries.
He undertakes the study of directing in 2021 by following courses at the Free University of Cinema of Rome with teacher Patrizia Genovesi.
In 2016 he participated in the founding of Yes in Sicily, initially dedicating himself to the creation of travel videos and short documentaries on Sicily.
Today Giuseppe directs the video projects produced by Yes in Sicily, a project that brings together different artistic experiences to tell Sicily with a different and emotional language, carrying forward the search for a new language and focusing on "normal" stories , almost "invisible", transforming them through a visual and emotional journey into visual poems and visual stories with the aim of enhancing the places where the stories were actually experienced.
The visual poem entitled "Confini" in May 2022 won the third prize at the Literary Biennale in Umbria and finalist in the 12° edition of the Festival of Communication and Archaeological Cinema which will be held in Licodia Eubea in October 2022.
The visual poem entitled "I giorni alla finestra" was choosen by AISLA ONLUS in institutional channels with the aim of raising awareness of the mission of the Italian Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association.
The docufilm entitled "Offstage", produced with the students of the Choròs Arte Danza dance school, won the first prize, called the Golden Nutcracker, at the International Dance Festival in July 2022 in the "moving visions" category.
Offstage in 2023 was also selected at the 13th Matera Sport film Festival.
In August 2023 the visual poem “I giorni alla finestra” won the Rotary E-Club Film & Friends award at the 22nd edition of the “Villammare Film Festival 2023.
His first feature film entitled "Io Rimango qui" will be released in 2024.

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Director Statement

I research into visual language with uninterrupted study, extending the research to sounds, which in harmony with the images, can evoke suggestions and emotions contained in the invisible stories he tells.